Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) Shares Purchased by Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC

Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) by 3.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 31,550 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,150 shares during the quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $6,231,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in TSM. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 25.4% during the 4th quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. now owns 3,010 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $594,000 after buying an additional 610 shares in the last quarter. FengHe Fund Management Pte. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. FengHe Fund Management Pte. Ltd. now owns 447,100 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $88,298,000 after buying an additional 8,400 shares in the last quarter. Americana Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 75.4% during the 4th quarter. Americana Partners LLC now owns 36,156 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $7,140,000 after buying an additional 15,541 shares in the last quarter. Sierra Ocean LLC acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter worth approximately $448,000. Finally, Belvedere Trading LLC acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter worth approximately $227,000. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of NYSE:TSM opened at $203.77 on Monday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited has a 52 week low of $122.91 and a 52 week high of $226.40. The company’s 50 day moving average is $205.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $189.22. The company has a current ratio of 2.57, a quick ratio of 2.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The company has a market cap of $1.06 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.94, a P/E/G ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.06.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.24 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.16 by $0.08. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 40.51% and a return on equity of 30.47%. Equities analysts predict that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited will post 9.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 12th will be given a $0.6855 dividend. This represents a $2.74 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.35%. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 12th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.27%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have issued reports on TSM. StockNews.com lowered shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $240.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $225.00 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $220.00.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Profile

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, packages, tests, and sells integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices in Taiwan, China, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, the United States, and internationally. It provides a range of wafer fabrication processes, including processes to manufacture complementary metal- oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) logic, mixed-signal, radio frequency, embedded memory, bipolar CMOS mixed-signal, and others.